Command Explanations

sed -e ... >
Local/Makefile: Most of Exim's configuration options are compiled in
using the directives in Local/Makefile which is created from the
src/EDITME file. This command
specifies the minimum set of options. Descriptions for the options
are listed below.

BIN_DIRECTORY=/usr/sbin:
This installs all of Exim's
binaries and scripts in /usr/sbin.

CONFIGURE_FILE=/etc/exim.conf: This
installs Exim's main configuration
file in /etc.

EXIM_USER=exim: This tells
Exim that after the daemon no
longer needs root privileges, the
process hands off the daemon to the exim user.

#EXIM_MONITOR: This defers
building the Exim monitor program,
as it requires X Window System
support, by commenting out the EXIM_MONITOR line in the Makefile. If you wish to build the monitor
program, omit this sed command and issue the
following command before building the package (modify Local/eximon.conf, if necessary): cp exim_monitor/EDITME
Local/eximon.conf.

Adding Additional Functionality

To utilize some or all of the dependency packages, you'll need to
modify Local/Makefile to include the
appropriate directives and parameters to link additional libraries
before you build Exim.
Local/Makefile is heavily commented
with instructions on how to do this. Listed below is additional
information to help you link these dependency packages or add
additional functionality.

Configuring Exim

Config Files

/etc/exim.conf and /etc/aliases

Configuration Information

A default (nothing but comments) /etc/aliases file is installed during the
package installation if this file did not exist on your system.
Create the necessary aliases and start the Exim daemon using the following commands: